Citing declining DVD and Blu-ray disc sales, Microsoft is making the tough decision to not support optical disc playback in Windows 8's default Media Center app. Don't panic just yet, this isn't the final nail in the DVD's coffin, but it might as well be as digital solutions become more popular.

Cue the jokes! If you thought Windows Vista and Windows 7's six different editions were too much, wait until you get a load at what Microsoft is planning. According to some registry entries in the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, there might be nine versions available at launch.

Microsoft's quad-colored Windows flag is getting retired. With the complete overhaul of Windows 8 and its Metro UI makeover, Microsoft felt its new operating system needed a new logo — one that looked more like a window. New Windows 8 logo, meet user; user, meet new Windows 8 logo. You're going to be new best buds.

DigiTimes is at it again, but instead of talking up info on the next iPad or iPhone, it's reporting that Windows 8 tablets might cost somewhere between $600 and $900. If true, well, Windows 8 tablets could be screwed.